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You May Attend a Party Where Strange Customs Prevail II

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Tomorrow Allison, Eva and I are attending the birthday party of our good friend’s son Matty. Matty is turning 1 year old. At first when I got this repeat fortune for today’s FortunateBluFrog fortune I was disappointed. I am not a fan of getting repeat fortunes but I guess if you open up one every day then you are bound to get repeats. I would have thought I’d have gotten more variety in the 3 dozen cookies I bought. However, This weekend I should have some brand new ones because the ones at home are from another batch.

Okay, back to the 1 year old’s birthday party. A birthday party for a kid that small is strange. We had one for Eva and will have one for all future kids of course. However, at 1 a kid’s birthday party is really one for the parents and the people who attend. There certainly are great customs like that 1st piece of cake.

For Eva her 1st cupcake was a huge deal, I video taped it and it was so cute. She made a huge mess and loved it. It wasn’t as epic as her 1st ice cream from Dairy Queen however. Now that, that was epic. (BTW We didn’t win the Dairy Queen Sweet Deals contest.) The winner was a someone with a creative letter to Dairy Queen. I thought that cute kid would trump all. I was wrong, DQ likes letters instead, wacky pun filled letters.

Apparently today is tangent day. I’m off all over the place. Anyway the point is that birthday parties for small kids have strange customs, birthday parties for pets are even stranger. However, any excuse for a party is a good one.

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9 Short Days

Probably my best photo ever...

In nine short days Eva will be 1 year old. I’m not sure how this will hit me but I will probably be crying as she is plowing her face into her first piece of cake. I can’t believe that this tiny baby has grown to be such an independent little toddler. She is smart and beautiful and everything a father could wish for in a daughter. She’s becoming much more interested in books and likes us to read the same ones over and over. Yesterday when I got home and picked her up from my mom’s house she scooted across the room holding a book. She wanted me to read it to her. That was really cool. So there will be many more book reviews coming. I’m working on a possible Virtual 1st Birthday Party for Eva at her party on the 19th. So you actually have to wait 18 days before you see the Birthday stuff on this blog.